About a disabled Army combat vet struggling to raise three boys while wrestling with physical loss and the yoke of substance abuse. Produced by Caroline Parker Boyd, Directed by Gene Pina and shot by Jordon T. Parrot. Lots of VFX, but all the push ups are real.

Making the festival rounds now, and sponsored by the Military Order of the Purple Heart.

TONIGHT MAY 2nd: Free Reading! Free Wine! Badass Cast!

PATRIARCH; Written by Juha Jokela, Translated from Finnish by Eva Buchwald and Directed by Eddie Shieh

Scandinavia House, 58 Park Ave (at 38th St); Opening reception 7pm.

"Upon their retirement Heimo and Virpi move to France. Yet, Heimo finds it impossible to settle into a life of leisure. Despite Virpi’s resistance, he is determined to go back to Finland to see if there is one more service he can perform for his country. Their return disrupts the lives of the couple and their children, calling to the surface tensions and suppressed feelings that have accumulated over the years. Intergenerational conflict comes to a head when all that has been left unsaid comes bursting out."

NYC Premier Screening at BAFF at Tribeca Cinemas November 9th (link!), the 21st at the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival (more links!), and late November at the NY No Limits Film Summit (ran out of links...).

Also, the short was nominated for three Mavrick Movie Awards- Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Actress (that one was me).

Luc Besson's formerly French-only Brooklyn-based action/comedy has been recently been acquired by NBC and may possibly air this summer. Based on Besson's Taxi franchise and produced by Gary Scott Thompson, I shared the day with the dynamic and very silly duo Jose Zuniga and James Colby.

So somewhere around episode 11 you can watch me wrap up a crime scene in a terribly authoritative trench coat. But hopefully not the part where I accidentally threw my pen at the dead guy.

A staged reading of The Skin by Rebecca Jane Stokes as part of Judson Memorial Church's monthly Magic Time reading series of new works. The venue was originally home to and founded by the Judson Poets' Theatre.

Set in Calhoon Texas, the story is told through two families; the town’s sheriff and the closeted-android who raised him, and an auto-mechanic older sister to a young woman with a mysterious seizure disorder. What it means to be human. Through the lens of an anomaly or two.

"...an irreverent, hard-hitting exploration of love via sex parties and philosophical sparring about the nature of relationships and death via the sudden passing of a family friend. The play might be considered a sexual romp because of its humor and boldness, but is also poignant and daring, unafraid of addressing provocative issues while not always coming down on the politically correct side of the conversation. The play’s Bravery stems from its ability to say what many of us are thinking but too embarrassed to say. Its Controversy spawns from the possibility these things are better left unspoken. And its hope is that by examining some of the ugly, weak places in ourselves we might confront our own vulnerabilities in order to learn how to better empathize with the vulnerabilities in others."

"A suspense/thriller about the toxic relationship between a Manhattan executive, Gary, and his wife Meredith. Locked together in a downward spiral of lies and bitterness, Meredith is on the brink of suicide and Gary on the precipice of murder. When Gary's plans a weekend getaway to their house in the woods kill her, the last days of their relationship play out in a way neither expects ... and both may just get what they have been wishing for."

-Kind of just playing myself. Like a "Cameo" as one might call it...

And on Sunday the 18th as part of the Experimental Program, Judd Blaise's PATIENCE:

"A Cryptic arrangement of mundane objects lie scattered about abandoned shores, while shifting voices speak of unbuilt monuments, magical seas, and Napoleon's place in the history of solitaire. A game of memory, played with unexpected souvenirs, found footage projections, and multiple decks of cards."